Doug's Chickpea and Lentil Soup


What Goes In It:

• 1 and 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2-3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3-4 T. olive oil
• 1 14 oz. can of chopped tomatoes
• 3 celery stalks, with leaves...chopped
• 1 medium carrot, chopped
• 2 T. of tomato paste
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 t. ground cumin
• 1/2 t. of ground ginger (optional.... I saw this in a cookbook)
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 4 small zucchini, slice and quartered
• pasta (vermicelli (broken up), orzo, angel hair (broken up))
• 1/2 cup of parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup of cilantro, chopped

What to do:

• soak and cook chickpeas, according to directions
  
  
• saute garlic and onions in olive oil. Don't burn the garlic.
  
  
• add celery, saute briefly
  
  
• add tomaoes, carrots, salt and pepper, cumin (or ginger), and lemon juice. Cook for about 12-15 minutes...or to taste.
  
  
• add pasta. Cook al dente
• add zucchini. Cook for a minute or so. Don't hammer it!!
  
  
• serve with crusty garlic bread
  
  
• add parsley and/or cilantro...serve

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